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Thanks to the FLOOR contests (and also to the presence of Touhou arrangements), the game quickly gained a lot of success, prompting the production team to focus as much as possible on these in the future. Contest winners may also be invited to provide original songs in SOUND VOLTEX itself or in other BEMANI games (most notably, 5 of the 7 [[beatnation Records|beatnation RHYZE]] members debuted in BEMANI via SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR).
Thanks to the FLOOR contests (and also to the presence of Touhou arrangements), the game quickly gained a lot of success, prompting the production team to focus as much as possible on these in the future. Contest winners may also be invited to provide original songs in SOUND VOLTEX itself or in other BEMANI games (most notably, 5 of the 7 [[beatnation Records|beatnation RHYZE]] members debuted in BEMANI via SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR).


From April 16th, 2015 to May 15th, 2015, the first SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR contests (for original songs and appeal cards) exclusive to the rest of Asia were held. However, delays in communication between KONAMI, Korean distributor UNIANA and participating artists have resulted in the songs not being added to the game more than a year after it ended. Only as of May 30th, 2016, were all winning artists have been notified. Since then, no news has appeared about the contest.
From April 16th, 2015 to May 15th, 2015, the first SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR contests (for original songs and appeal cards) exclusive to the rest of Asia were held. However, delays in communication between KONAMI, Korean distributor UNIANA and participating artists have resulted in the songs and appeal cards not being added to the game more than a year after submissions ended. (On December 21st, 2016, UNIANA stated on Twitter that it has sent out confirmation emails to all winning artists.)


As seen in SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection-, new games of the series are released as huge online updates.
As first seen in SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection-, new games of the series are released as huge online updates.


Unlike other BEMANI games, regular soundtracks are not released for the SOUND VOLTEX series. Instead, soundtracks tend to focus on one or a few FLOOR contests. Listed below are soundtracks currently available:
Unlike other BEMANI games, regular soundtracks are not released for the SOUND VOLTEX series. Instead, soundtracks tend to focus on one or a few FLOOR contests. Listed below are soundtracks currently available:
* ''SOUND VOLTEX ULTIMATE TRACKS - 東方紅魔郷REMIX -'', released on July 30th, 2014, and released early on May 11th, 2014 at the ''Reitaisai 11'' doujin event. It contains all the songs from the [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/sdvx/sv/p/floor/remix/04/index.html Touhou Project Embodiment of Scarlet Devil Remix Contest], plus 2 new arrangements.
* ''SOUND VOLTEX ULTIMATE TRACKS - 東方紅魔郷REMIX -''
* ''SOUND VOLTEX ULTIMATE TRACKS -LEGEND OF KAC-'', released on March 4th, 2015. It contains songs from the first two [[KONAMI Arcade Championship]] contests.
** Released on July 30th, 2014 (released early on May 11th, 2014, at the ''Reitaisai 11'' doujin event)
* ''SOUND VOLTEX ULTIMATE TRACKS -FLOOR ANTHEM- EP.01'', released on February 24th, 2016. It contains several FLOOR songs from SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH and SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection- voted by the community, plus 5 new original songs.
** Contains all the songs from the [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/sdvx/sv/p/floor/remix/04/index.html Touhou Project Embodiment of Scarlet Devil Remix Contest], plus 2 new arrangements.
* ''SOUND VOLTEX ULTIMATE TRACKS -東方妖々夢&輝針城REMIX-'', released on November 23rd, 2016 (also released early on October 16th, 2016, at the ''Autumn Reitaisai 2016'' doujin event). It contains all the songs from the Touhou Project [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/sdvx/sv/p/floor/remix/05/index.html Double Dealing Character] and [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/sdvx/sv/p/floor/remix/07/index.html Perfect Cherry Blossom] remix contests.
* ''SOUND VOLTEX ULTIMATE TRACKS -LEGEND OF KAC-''
** Released on March 4th, 2015
** Contains songs from the first two [[KONAMI Arcade Championship]] contests (KAC 2012 and KAC 2013).
* ''SOUND VOLTEX ULTIMATE TRACKS -FLOOR ANTHEM- EP.01''
** Released on February 24th, 2016
** Contains selected FLOOR songs from SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH and SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection- as voted by the community, plus 5 new original songs.
* ''SOUND VOLTEX ULTIMATE TRACKS -東方妖々夢&輝針城REMIX-''
** Released on November 23rd, 2016 (released early on October 16th, 2016, at the ''Autumn Reitaisai 2016'' doujin event)
** Contains all the songs from the Touhou Project [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/sdvx/sv/p/floor/remix/07/index.html Perfect Cherry Blossom] and [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/sdvx/sv/p/floor/remix/05/index.html Double Dealing Character] remix contests, plus 3 new arrangements.
Original SOUND VOLTEX songs do not have soundtracks of their own, but may appear in soundtracks for multi-game BEMANI events.
Original SOUND VOLTEX songs do not have soundtracks of their own, but may appear in soundtracks for multi-game BEMANI events.


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